Malawi - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 73.83
2010 63.00
2015 53.56
2019 49.65

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 4.63
2010 7.01
2015 9.44
2019 10.16

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 21.54
2010 29.99
2015 37.00
2019 40.19

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Malawi was 20.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 28.60 in 2000, while its lowest value was 20.00 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 28.60
2001 27.50
2002 26.50
2003 26.00
2004 25.40
2005 24.60
2006 24.70
2007 24.90
2008 24.60
2009 24.50
2010 24.30
2011 23.10
2012 22.10
2013 21.40
2014 21.10
2015 20.90
2016 20.70
2017 20.70
2018 20.40
2019 20.00

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Malawi was 25.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 25.50 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 34.50
2001 33.60
2002 32.60
2003 32.10
2004 31.80
2005 31.20
2006 31.50
2007 31.70
2008 31.30
2009 31.50
2010 31.50
2011 30.30
2012 29.40
2013 28.50
2014 28.00
2015 27.70
2016 27.30
2017 26.50
2018 25.90
2019 25.50

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Malawi was 22.60 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 31.40 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.60 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 31.40
2001 30.40
2002 29.40
2003 28.80
2004 28.40
2005 27.60
2006 27.80
2007 27.90
2008 27.60
2009 27.70
2010 27.60
2011 26.40
2012 25.40
2013 24.60
2014 24.30
2015 24.00
2016 23.70
2017 23.40
2018 22.90
2019 22.60

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 104.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 130.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 115.00

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Malawi was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.70
2001 3.40
2002 3.10
2003 2.90
2004 2.80
2005 2.60
2006 2.80
2007 2.90
2008 2.90
2009 2.90
2010 2.80
2011 2.60
2012 2.50
2013 2.40
2014 2.30
2015 2.10
2016 2.10
2017 2.00
2018 1.80
2019 1.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Malawi was 1.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.70 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.20 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.70
2001 2.40
2002 2.20
2003 2.10
2004 2.00
2005 1.80
2006 2.00
2007 2.10
2008 2.20
2009 2.20
2010 2.10
2011 1.90
2012 1.80
2013 1.70
2014 1.60
2015 1.50
2016 1.40
2017 1.30
2018 1.20
2019 1.20

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Malawi was 2.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 2.30 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 4.80
2001 4.40
2002 4.10
2003 3.80
2004 3.60
2005 3.40
2006 3.60
2007 3.60
2008 3.60
2009 3.70
2010 3.60
2011 3.30
2012 3.20
2013 3.10
2014 3.00
2015 2.80
2016 2.70
2017 2.60
2018 2.50
2019 2.30

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Malawi was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.30 in 2000 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.30
2001 4.70
2002 4.10
2003 3.70
2004 3.40
2005 3.10
2006 3.50
2007 3.80
2008 3.80
2009 4.00
2010 4.00
2011 3.30
2012 2.80
2013 2.40
2014 2.20
2015 2.20
2016 2.10
2017 2.00
2018 1.80
2019 1.70

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Malawi was 9.20 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 9.20 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 16.40
2001 15.00
2002 13.70
2003 12.80
2004 12.20
2005 11.50
2006 11.60
2007 11.80
2008 11.60
2009 12.20
2010 12.40
2011 11.30
2012 10.90
2013 10.60
2014 10.40
2015 10.30
2016 10.20
2017 9.80
2018 9.50
2019 9.20

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Malawi was 5.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.40 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 10.80
2001 9.80
2002 8.80
2003 8.20
2004 7.80
2005 7.20
2006 7.50
2007 7.80
2008 7.60
2009 8.00
2010 8.20
2011 7.30
2012 6.80
2013 6.40
2014 6.30
2015 6.20
2016 6.10
2017 5.90
2018 5.60
2019 5.40

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Malawi was 33.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.40 in 2019 and a minimum value of 30.20 in 2011.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 31.20
2001 32.40
2002 33.20
2003 32.60
2004 32.90
2005 32.90
2006 32.40
2007 31.80
2008 31.30
2009 30.90
2010 30.60
2011 30.20
2012 31.50
2013 31.80
2014 32.10
2015 32.40
2016 32.60
2017 32.80
2018 33.10
2019 33.40

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 28.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors